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Lyndon Johnson: “A principal objective there is to provide the maximum deterrent to people who believe aggression pays with a minimum…”

On the recordFebruary 26, 1967
A principal objective there is to provide the maximum deterrent to people who believe aggression pays with a minimum cost to us and to them.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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